Choquequirao Tour Companies

Fantastic 2 weeks . Brilliant guide in Leo . Excellant back up crew . Highly recommend to anyone . Very challenging but also very rewarding . The scenery Is also well worth the hiking .

An awesome tour with awesome people. Victor was the best group guide I have ever had. He had constant enthusiasm and excitement to show us part of his country. He loved his job and it showed. He had so much knowledge about all the fauna and flora while also knowing everything about the Incas. Every question we asked was always answered. He communicated great, always wanted us to have the best experience and most importantly did not rush us in the trek, it was all done at our own pace while also giving us plenty of time at all the attractions, he never rushed us the entire trip. He had a great personality and it felt like we were travelling with a friend as there were that many laughs shared. When I return to Cusco one day, I will not use any other guide other than Victor, 100% recommended to anyone wanting to do a tour in Cusco. This was one of the best experiences I have had. The scenery, fauna and flora, the people, the challenge, camping under the stars away from all technology, the food and most importantly the guide Victor made this an experience I will never forget. Would also like to say that the porters and chef went above and beyond what anyone should do for others. Whenever we would carry our bag or go to help in any way they would stop us and do it themselves. The most important thing to them was to make our experience the best they could. Thank you to all the team at G Adventures!

My experience with Unu Raymi was great! I chose the "South Peru adventure" and added a visit to the Ballestas/Huacachina at the start and one extra day in the Amazon at the end. Tailoring the trip and negotiating about the different activities before and during the trip was easy and done in good spirit. All the different trips around Cusco (and Ica) as well as the main trip to Choquequirao and Machu Picchu were well organized and I felt like I got to see the best parts of the Andean region. The guides were all experts and I felt safe and part of the team at all places I visited. My guide for the main trek (Choquequirao trek) was Teo, and one might think going alone with a guide that hardly speaks english as a foreigner who hardly speaks spanish would be difficult, but we got along very well and I put a lot of trust on him, for which he delivered fully. - I also thought I needed to buy my own snacks for the hikes, but Teo kept handing me different healthy varieties on each day of the hike..! Another shoutout to our guide Ana in the Ica region, for the ability to take care of the group with different cultures and ages so well. I'm sure nobody felt like an outsider on that day! The hotels were good budget level hotels, apart from two. The first one in Lima was luxurious, even had their own doorman! The one that fell a bit behind, due to a small insect problem was in Santa Teresa, but that was not part of the original itinerary. It got selected on the same day because I got ill and needed to stop the hike to recover. The illness (salmonella) prevented me from going to Amazon, which was a decision we did together with the organizor. So my review is excluding the Amazon activities. For the same price, I got to experience the Q’eswachaka Rope Bridge (great for someone who wants a little break from the car circus in Cusco;)), Pisac/Ollantaytambo tour and a sunrise in Tres Cruces/tour in Paucartambo. I feel like my Andean experience got richer because of the plan B. I also got an extra free day in Cusco, which I used to wander around the north side of the city (Saqsaywaman, Q'enqo, Zona X) The plan B activities were agreed together with the Unu Raymi team (James and Edwin) and in a similar situation, another traveller could choose something else. For me though, it was a good alternative and I feel like I saw everything in Cusco I desired and on my next South American adventure I can focus fully on Amazon. The best part about getting a "complete package" with Unu Raymi, was that I never needed to pay the various taxes or fees for entering the different activities, which were clearly not taken care of in the majority of the local "walk-in" operator tours. I often shared a car with people using other operators, and heared the "Okay it is time to collect the entry fees, except for you, you are already paid in advance", which made me feel special :D The missing star is from just a handful of occasions when I wasn't sure what is to happen next, if there is a car coming for me now or in an hour. Those situations were not many and always got sorted out, but at heat of the moment, an European traveller felt a bit lost in the big country. I think for an adventurous soul, who has some urge of getting off the beaten everyday-tourist path, Unu Raymi is a great choice! Mikko

The tour leader, Pepe, exceeded our expectation!